Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-13
NORTH CAROLINA.
The September Crop RepOrt-Va-
riouS ItemR.
Especial Telegram To the Dispatch.l

Especial telegram To the Dispatch'l
RALEIGH, n. c., September l2.-Mr.
II. X. Buner, secretary of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, kindly furnished
me to-day with the following report of
crops TO date, which he has carefully
prepared from the returns from all por-
lions Of the State:
"The rainfall in August was unu-
snail and the cool weather was remark
able. lasting some ten or twelve days.
Both of these had their effect on the
crops. particularly on cotton, the cool
weather causing it TO turn red and stop
ping It's growth. In the eastern part
of The State red rust had appeared, and
some complaints of it arc made. 1t
also stops the growth of the plant.
Corn suffered very little from cool
weather, but was badly damaged by
floods. Tobacco has greatly improved
in most parts of the State. The second
hav crop has had fine growing weather,
and the same may be said of the pea
crop. A specific report on cotton says
there is considerable shedding OF bols
in the eastern section Notwithstand-
ing all these unfavorable conditions the
CROP viii grade IS So against 81 on
August 10th. The bulk of the
damage to this crop is done
in the section east of Raleigh.
The Piedmont and southern sections
are only slightly affected. The corn
crop is still in excellent condition;
where increased acreage planted is con-
sidered the yield is sure to be above
the normal. Excessive rains have
damaged the late corn and III parts OF
the State the low-ground crop was more
than half swept away. This was III
limited areas, however, and taking into
consideration all the mistortunes to the
crop the report for September is very
favorable, being % against 80 on the
10th of August
The wheat crop is all threshed, and
the result shows that the crop was 94s
against 92sat the August report. The
oat crop also shows an improvement
over last months figures, being 90
against IS in August. The tobacco
crop shows a most notable change. The
crop set this year was only about two
thirds Of the usual amount. At the
last report the showing was anywhere
from 60 10 Is, and the most sanguine
considered two thirds of a crop a lib
eral estimate for the acreage set This
months returns make the crop grade
S8a, which is very encouraging.
The rice crop is good one, only one
locality reporting q failure. The ave
rage for the State is 97s-a gain ofSa
points. The Irish and sweet potato
crops are probably mp to the average
in quantity and quality. The cabbage
crop in the east is poor in the Pied
mont section it is good. Complaints of
labor are numerous, coming from over
half the counties in the State.
Governor Scales to-day accepted the
resignation Of DIR. Eugene Grissom, of
Raleigh, as Surgeon-General.
Rev. G. Durham, Of Durham, was
to-day elected secretary Of the Baptist
Board OF Publication to succeed John
+. Ray. The latter leaves here to-mor-
row for Colorado Springs, Col, TO take
position as teacher in the Deaf, Dumb,
and Blind Institution.
The Palmetto railroad from Hamlet
TO Cheraw is completed and trains are
now running.
Night before last as passenger train
was passing between Hillsboro' and Ma
GAINESVILLE volley Of stones was thrown
at il and many windows smashed. The
act caused extreme indignation among
the passengers. Only night or TIVE
before windows OF trains at Greensboro
and Winston had been similarl,
broken.
Governor Scales and his staff viii
travel TO Philadelphia from Greensboro
in company with the Governors O
Georgia and South Carolina. AS Gov
ernor Scales is remarkably temporal.
man II Is not probable that the historic
remark, "It's q long time between
drinks viii be made.
A physician here. who is also county
superintendent OF health, says that
what Is known as tonsilar diphtheria ia
now prevailing over large portion OF